Posted on 08. Oct, 2015 in: News

‘Wise men’ optimistic about economy

The economic recovery in this country will continue even though the foundations of the global economy are shaky, particularly in China and the US – that’s the overall conclusion of the wise men…

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Justice Minister wants ‘Gypsy Boss’ deported

Justice Minister Søren Pind has urged the Supreme Court to review whether the High Court made a mistake, Tuesday, when it overruled a lower court ruling to expel Croatian Gimi Levakovic, the self-declared…

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Top brass warning: Run down military can’t defend Denmark

Denmark is incapable of defending its borders according to a top-ranking military officer who claims a great deal of Denmark’s artillery and armed forces aren’t prepared for combat. Newly-appointed commanding officer of the…

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Call for national effort to prevent radicalisation

Copenhagen City Hall’s Commissioner for Integration has called on national politicians to do more to stop young Muslims becoming radicalised. Anna Mee Allerslev (Soc Lib) said anti-radicalisation programmes are a costly affair requiring…

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Femern Belt project threatened

The planned Femern Belt Fixed Link between Germany and Denmark is in deep crisis with questions being asked as to whether it will ever become reality. According to German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt, German…

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German criticism for government’s climate policy

German energy company E.ON has threatened to stop future investment in this country if the government continues to reduce Denmark’s ‘green’ targets. E.ON has operated in Denmark since 2000 and turns over around DKK347m…

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Increase in industrial production

Denmark’s industrial production increased in August after falling in the previous month. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show industrial production rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent month-over-month in August, reversing a 2.9…

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Dankort purchases up

Retail purchases with the Danish national debit card, Dankort, rose 9.7 percent in September from a year earlier to DKK 28.4bn, card payment services firm Nets said on Wednesday. The data are an…

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Posted on 07. Oct, 2015 in: News

PM’s focuses on refugees in opening speech

Immigration and integration dominated Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, when he said no matter whether one believes there are too many, or too few, refugees in Denmark –…

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DPP leader dismisses PM’s asylum policy guarantee

Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen came up with a surprise during his opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, by issuing a guarantee that voters would be consulted if a parliamentary majority in the future…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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